Reviews for Social Psychology - David G. Myers - Paperback

The average rating for Social Psychology - David G. Myers - Paperback based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-07-10 00:00:00 Christopher Georgoff Finally, I overcame this mammoth of a book. Almost 600 pages of new information: numbers, definitions, and names. Unfortunately, our libraries don't have the 9th edition that it used in social psychology courses now, and a new book's price even on Kindle far exceeds my desire to read it. So, I had to go on with an edition back from 1993. The book is a base of any course on social psychology. Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another (p.3). Thus, the book is divided into three parts, each explaining one aspect of social relations. My edition (and the first chapter of the 9th edition that I could find online) is written in comprehendable language, with examples both from scientific experiments and everyday life. On the margins, there are important definitions, so that a reader doesn't have to look them up in the body text. Almost every page contains a figure or a picture. Though I wanted the book to be entertaining (entertaining for nonfiction geeks like myself), the right way to read it is, of course, with a notebook/laptop, taking notes and remembering the facts. I don't think I'll recall any definitions in a week, but I'll surely remember the examples like the famous Standford University prison experiment or two boycamps' staged warfare experiment. While I was reading, I kept thinking of how much things have changed since 1993. 9/11, the Arab spring, escalation of Israeli-Palestine conflict, BLM, the second Cold War, smartphones, the urgency of climate change, and Covid. Americanization of my Estonia... And the book still has a chapter dedicated to desegregation of schools in the US...

Review # 2 was written on 2009-11-12 00:00:00 Robert P Ohlmacher So far, this is my favorite subject in psychology. I love this text book and that probably makes me a huge dork. It was witty and fun. I read chapters I didn't even have to, which makes me a huge nerd too.